Halloween Music: 13 Frightfully Delightful Songs for Halloween

Thriller : Michael Jackson

Filmed at the cost of $500,00.00 Michael Jackson`s “Thriller” is considered to be the most expensive video of it`s time. The money was well spent. In 2006 Thriller was listed in Guinness World Records as the most successful video.

Werewolves of London: Warren Zevon

From Warren Zevon`s album Excitable Boy, Werewolves of London was titled after an old motion picture called Werewolf of London. The song is a brilliant mix of humor and macabre.

Ghost Busters: Ray Parker Jr

From the 1984 fantasy film Ghost Busters, Ray Parker Jr. gives a lighthearted look at ghost hunting stating “we aint afraid of no ghosts”

Monster Mash Bobby “Boris” Picket

Bobby “Boris” Picket was an aspiring actor who enjoyed impersonating horror actors Boris Karlof f and Bela Lugosi. His only hit was about a monster who rises from a slab with a new dance: The Monster Mash.

Purple People Eater

What has one eye, one horn, flies and eats people? A Flying Purple People Eater of course. That is according to this Sheb Wooley tune that reached #1 in 1958.

Psycho Killer Talking Heads

This Talking Heads title speaks for itself.

Time Warp Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Featured in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Time Warp gives listeners specific instructions:

It’s just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
Put your hands on your hips.
You bring your knees in tight.
But it’s the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane.
Let’s do the time warp again!
Let’s do the time warp again!

Legend of Wooley Swamp The Charlie Daniels Band

According to the lyrics, Wooley Swamp is located in Booger Woods, where the ghost of one Lucius Clay gets up and walks around.

Boris the Spider: The Who

Bass player John Entwistle was afraid of spiders as a child and later wrote of a spider crawling down his walls. He later squashes the spider.

Black Magic Woman: Santana

Although the song originally appeared on a 1969 Fleetwood Mac album, Black Magic Woman was released again in 1970 by Santana on the Abraxas album and quickly reached #4 on billboard charts.

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper: Blue Oyster Cult

Although the song is about The Grim Reaper (synonymous with death) the writer said that this song is about eternal love, not death.

Clap for the Wolfman: The Guess Who

In this song, Canadian artists The Guess who pay tribute to legendary radio disk jockey Wolfman Jack.

Frankenstein : The Edgar Winter Group

The only instrumental ever released by The Edgar Winter Group, fans can play along with Frankenstein using Guitar Hero 2. However, in order to complete the song, players must play the synthesizer and saxophone as well as the guitar.